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~ Interview With Dr. Salvatore A. Carfagno ~ Bringing New Life into the World with Dr. Carfagno
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r. Carfagno and his staff at Advanced Care OB/GYN provide quality, compassionate healthcare for all stages of a woman’s life. Their philosophy focuses on a comprehensive wellness approach and manages each woman’s health care with that in mind. Dr. Carfagno adds, “We seek to provide our patients comfort and satisfaction by establishing a patient focused, family friendly environment.” The practice is dedicated to caring for a woman’s unique needs in a warm, courteous and highquality environment. Their dedication to excellence in care during pregnancy, labor and delivery means they will keep you surrounded by the best medical team available in the region. During your pregnancy they will closely monitor your progress and ensure the best possible quality of care. He adds, “I have the privilege of providing women with medical care during their pregnancy, delivering babies, performing surgeries like Hysterectomies and Cesarean sections. I take care of women from menarche (start of periods) all the way through menopause.” Advanced Care offers a large selection of prenatal services for pregnant women from routine care for the healthy mother, to the most sophisticated care for the complicated pregnancy. Their providers work together with maternal fetal medicine specialists who can perform a wide range of testing for any need. Some of their services include: • Gynecology, Adults & Adolescents • Pregnancy Care & Delivery, Including High-Risk Pregnancy • Infertility • Preventative Care • Urodynamic Testing • STD Testing • HPV Vaccination • Contraceptive Management • Menopause Management, Including Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy • Testing For Certain hereditary Cancer Syndromes, also known as BRACA *Same day emergency appointments available in most cases.
How did you become involved in the field of Obstetrics? ❧ ACW: Dr. Carfagno: As a medical student I was able to experience and learn about all
of the different types of medical specialties. I was drawn to OB/GYN because it combined medicine and surgery. Each delivery was different and that was exciting to me. This specialty allowed me to help others and have a positive impact on their life course.
ACW: What is the most rewarding part about your profession? ❧ Dr. Carfagno: The most rewarding part about my role is the delivering of new life into the
world. It makes me a part of one of life’s most memorable events.
ACW: What is the most challenging part?
Carfagno: It can be challenging to balance the demands of taking care of my patients ❧ Dr. twenty-four hours a day and balancing my own family life. Making time for my wife and
Salvatore A. Carfagno, DO, FACOOG Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Carfagno was born in Philadelphia and received his medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic medicine. He later completed his OB/GYN residency there as well. Later, he relocated to Atlantic County and married “the girl of his dreams.” He and his wife Dana have three wonderful children. Dana currently works as the Advanced Care practice administrator. His children, ages 15, 13 and 11 are all very active in local sports. When Dr. C is not in the delivery room, he can be found cheering on his children in their respective sports.
children, while being there for my patients can get tricky.
ACW: What sets your practice apart from others like it?
Carfagno: Advanced Care OB/GYN was “conceived” to care for people and make the ❧ Dr. patient number one. Providing personalized care for all stages of a women’s life is our goal.
Unlike larger practices with multiple providers, our patients know who will be taking care of them. It allows the patient to get to know their doctor and the doctor can get to really know their patient.
ACW: What preventative measures do you recommend for women for optimal gynological health?
❧ Dr. Carfagno: Modern life has placed many stressors on us in everyday life. Most important
is maintaining a balance of stress reduction, exercise, and a well balanced diet. Most women are the head of their household. Usually in charge of the kids, meals, laundry, school and activities. That leaves very little time for her to take care of her own well-being. Women have a tendency of placing themselves last. Remember, if they break down so does everything else. It can become chaos. I encourage women to make time for routine health care checks, especially visiting their gynecologist.
The County Woman Magazine www.TheCountyWoman.com
May/June 2015